Collar-button holder.



No. 793,667. PATENTED JULY 4, 1905.

K. G. LAVERTY. COLLAR BUTTON HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 23, 1906.

I M v ATTORNEYS Patented July 4, 1905.

PATENT OFFICE.

KIT C. LAVERTY, OF MARSHALL, INDIANA.

COLLAR-BUTTON HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N0. 793,667, dated July 4,1905.

I Application filed March 23, 1905. Serial No. 251,604.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, KIT (3. LAVERTY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Marshall, in the county of Parke and State of Indiana, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Collar-Button Holders, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention comprises particularly a device for holdingcollar-buttons and also for spacing and shaping the neckband of a shirtso that it will not chafe the wearer. The holder also serves to keep'theneckband and buttons away from the neck of the wearer.

A further object is to produce an adjustable holder of this kind adaptedfor bands of various sizes.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of theholder. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the front button and anassociated clip. Fig. 3 is a sectional view showing the device appliedto ashirt and collar, and Fig. 1 is a section on the line 1 4: of Fig.1.

Referring specifically to the drawings, 6 indicates the neckband of ashirt 7, and 8 a collar thereon. The holder invented by me comprises anauxiliary band 9, made of celluloid, linen, or similar material, or evenof light metal. This band is adapted to encircle the neck, and thebuttons are fastened thereto so that they will not come loose. It ispreferably flared at the bottom, as indicated at 10, so that it willrest easily on the neck of the wearer.

The back button is indicated at 11, and the base thereof is fastened ina pocket 12, formed by doubling the material of which the band is madeand fastening it over the base of the button. At the free and front endsthe band is slotted, as at 13, so that it may be adjusted to varioussizes. These front ends are slid- The front button is indicated at 17,and projecting from the base thereof is a short screw 18, adapted to beinserted through the slots in the band and into the hole 16 of the clip,whereby the ends of the holder or band are clamped between the clip andthe base of the button. When the holder is set at the desired size, thefront button is screwed in, which fixes the holder at the adjustment andalso holds the front button in place.

In use the holder is placed inside the neckband of the shirt, asindicated in Fig. 3, and the buttons inserted through the buttonholes ofthe neckband. This distends the neckband and holds the same in propershape for the collar, which is then put-on the buttons in the usualmanner. It will be seen that the back button is absolutely fast andcannot become lost. The front button is held in the collar and neckband,as is usual, and is also held and supported by the holder at the back,so that it cannot press against and rub the neck of the wearer, and theband and collar are held at a distance from the neck, so that there isless liability to sweat the same out.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination with a neckband having slotted ends, of a clip-plateand a button, between which the ends are clamped, the button having ascrew projecting from the base thereof through the slots and into theplate.

2. The combination with a neckband having slotted ends, of a clip-platethe ends of which are bent over the edges of the band, and a buttonhaving a projection extending through the slots and engaging the plate.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

KIT 0. LA VERTY.

Witnesses:

JAMES F. TRAGUE, O. S. HARRISON.

